Palestinian Fr Bashar Fawadleh, parish priest of Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church, poses in the Christian village of Taybeh, West Bank, March 23, 2026. Photo: OSV News / Debbie Hill. The parish priest in Palestine’s last entirely Christian village has said that Israeli settlers are creating a “climate of fear” with the intention of driving locals from their land. In an interview with Vatican News, Fr Bashar Fawadleh from Taybeh explained the immense pressure locals were under from settlers, including intimidation, seizures of properties, and efforts to…
